P03 Ship Terminology

Question 1

The Topside is…

Answer 1

Upstairs

Question 2

The Below is…

Answer 2

Downstairs

Question 3

The Deck is…

Answer 3

Floor

Question 4

The Overhead is…

Answer 4

Ceiling

Question 5

The Passageway is…

Answer 5

Hallway

Question 6

The Fore is…

Answer 6

Towards the front of the ship

Question 7

The Athwartship is…

Answer 7

Crosswise

Question 8

The Bow is…

Answer 8

The front of the sip

Question 9

The Stern is…

Answer 9

Rear of the ship

Question 10

The Center line is…

Answer 10

Divide ship in half lengthwise

Question 11

The Starboard is…

Answer 11

Right side of ship when facing toward the bow

Question 12

The Port is…

Answer 12

Left side of ship when facing towards the bow

Question 13

The inboard is…

Answer 13

Moving towards the centerline of the ship

Question 14

The Outboard is…

Answer 14

Moving away from the centerline of the ship

Question 15

The Amidship is…

Answer 15

Section around midpoint of the ship.

Question 16

The Beam is…

Answer 16

The widest part of the ship

Question 17

The aloft is…

Answer 17

The area above the highest solid structure

Question 18

The Outboard is…

Answer 18

An object in the water but not touching the ship is outboard of the ship or off the ship

Question 19

An Ahead is…

Answer 19

Something that is in front of the ship like another ship

Question 20

The Astern is…

Answer 20

Any object to the rear of the ship

Question 21

The Gallery is…

Answer 21

The “Kitchen” of the ship

Question 22

The Keel is…

Answer 22

The Backbone of the ship

Question 23

The Hull is…

Answer 23

The supporting body of the ship

Question 24

The Waterline is.

Answer 24

Water level along the side or the Hull of the ship.

Question 25

The Draft is..

Answer 25

Vertical distance from the Keel to the waterline

Question 26

The Freeboard is...

Answer 26

The distance from the Waterline to the main deck.

Question 27

The Berthing is...

Answer 27

The place where you sleep on the ship.

Question 28

The Mess Deck is...

Answer 28

Sailors eat here. It is like the cafeteria

Question 29

The Weather Deck is...

Answer 29

The deck that is exposed to weather

Question 30

The Hanger Deck is...

Answer 30

This is where the aircraft are stored on an aircraft carrier

Question 31

The Ladder is...

Answer 31

How you get from one deck to another.

Question 32

The Forecastle is...

Answer 32

The forward portion of the Weather Deck

Question 33

The Quarterdeck is...

Answer 33

Not an actual deck but an area designed by the CO for official functions.

Question 34

The Doors are...

Answer 34

Objects that can give ess to different areas of the ship.

Question 35

The Hatches are...

Answer 35

Objects that open areas to give access to different decks

Question 36

The Dogs are...

Answer 36

The fittings that hold a door and give it the ability to swing

Question 37

The Superstructures are...

Answer 37

All structures above the main deck

Question 38

The Foremast is...

Answer 38

The Mast towards the front of the ship

Question 39

The Mainmast is...

Answer 39

Usually the tallest structure on the ship

Question 40

The Truck is...

Answer 40

The top part of the mast

Question 41

The Pigstick is...

Answer 41

Vertical extension on top of the mast where the pennant is

Question 42

The Gaff is...

Answer 42

Extends above the main Mast where where the National Ensign is flown

Question 43

The Jackstaff is...

Answer 43

Small Pole at the top of the forecastle where the Jack is flown while at anchor

Question 44

The Flagstaff is...

Answer 44

The small vertical pole at the stern where the ensign is flown while at anchor

Question 45

The Jacobs Ladder is...

Answer 45

A portable ladder made of rope or metal

Question 46

The Scuppers are...

Answer 46

Rubber or metal drains that allow water to run off the deck

Question 47

Yardarm

Answer 47

Cross piece of a mast

Question 48

The Head is...

Answer 48

The bathrooms on th ship